Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 171
... less striking , according as the occasions which gave birth to them are more or less interesting . But they are , almost without exception , dignified by a sobriety and greatness of mind to which we know not where to look for a parallel ...
... less striking , according as the occasions which gave birth to them are more or less interesting . But they are , almost without exception , dignified by a sobriety and greatness of mind to which we know not where to look for a parallel ...
Page 245
... less galling to the Sovereign than that by which he is now constantly tormented , and yet which might appear to the people to be a tolerable security against maladministration , Parliaments would probably meddle less ; and they would be ...
... less galling to the Sovereign than that by which he is now constantly tormented , and yet which might appear to the people to be a tolerable security against maladministration , Parliaments would probably meddle less ; and they would be ...
Page 482
... less understood . Many devices which now mitigate the heat of the climate , preserve health , and prolong life , were unknown . There was far less intercourse with Europe than at present . The voyage by the Cape , which in our time has ...
... less understood . Many devices which now mitigate the heat of the climate , preserve health , and prolong life , were unknown . There was far less intercourse with Europe than at present . The voyage by the Cape , which in our time has ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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